Spring 2010 Colloquium

The colloquium of the Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania meets most Mondays from 12:00pm (noon) until 1:00pm in Room 103 in the McNeil Building (3718 Locust Walk) during the academic year. Sessions start and end promptly. Attendees are invited to bring and eat their lunch. There is also the possibility of having lunch with our colloquium speakers; please contact Dawn Ryan at psc_staffcolloquium@mailman.ssc.upenn.edu if you are interested in joining the speaker for lunch. If you are interested in speaking at one of our colloquium sessions, please contact Herbert L. Smith at hsmith@pop.upenn.edu. Population Studies Center events may be photographed and/or video recorded for educational and promotional use.

April 2010

Ruben Castro: "HIV and investments in children. The case of rural Malawi"Brian Chin: "The effect of poverty on health and well-being in rural Malawi"Andy Fenelon: "Estimating Smoking-Attributable Mortality in the United States: Geographic Variation "Caroline Sten Hartnett: "Parental support during young adulthood: Why does assistance decline with age?"Jessica Ho: "U.S. Mortality in an International Context: Age Variations"Rachel Margolis: "Healthy Lifestyle Changes among Middle-Aged Americans: Education Differences in Changes and Adherence"Carla Medalia: "Gender equality, development, and the sex gap in life expectancy: a world view"